Yes, the great Sam Snead used to actually putt croquet style until it was banned because he was too good at it. By Alex Myers. January 12, 2023 ... A golfer putting croquet style.

In the 1968, Sam Snead's inventive cure for his putting troubles led to a new rule that still holds sway in the game today. ... Snead switched to croquet-style putting, ...

In the 1968, Sam Snead's inventive cure for his putting troubles led to a new rule that still holds sway in the game today. The post A croquet-style stroke is illegal with a putter.

Snead remedied his late-career putting yips with a croquet-style putting stance. When that was outlawed, he switched to side-saddle, which he used for the remainder of his career. And then, along ...

Sam Snead, the most famous sidesaddle devotee, certainly felt that way. Although Snead remained a fantastic ball-striker in his early 50s, he got yippy on the greens. During the 1966 PGA Championship, ...

There is no sure cure for bad putting. The great Sam Snead once thought he had the problem licked, but the United States Golf Association ruled he didn’t, and the problem still exists to this day.

Sam Snead, still a superb ball-striker but shaky on the greens, had gone to croquet-style putting out of desperation during the second round of the 1966 PGA Championship after, as Al Barkow ...

Pro golfer experiments with bizarre new croquet-style putting technique. ... Golf legend Sam Snead wasthe first to employ it after coming down with a potentially career-ending bout of the putting ...

This new putter requires its own putting stance and style. Face The Hole. For those of you old enough to remember seeing Sam Snead play golf, you may recall he had an unorthodox approach to putting.

Sam Snead used his graceful swing to win seven Grand Slam tournaments. Snead's fluid but powerful swing seemed effortless, a classic swing that kept him on course well into his 60s.

Sam Snead, the most famous sidesaddle devotee, certainly felt that way. Although Snead remained a fantastic ball-striker in his early 50s, he got yippy on the greens. During the 1966 PGA Championship, ...